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ReviewSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2015

Targeting G protein coupled receptor-related pathways as emerging molecular therapies.

Abdelaziz Ghanemi

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Review in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  18. Cell cultures in drug development: Applications, challenges and limitations.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2015
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  19. Shorter and sturdier bridges between traditional Chinese medicines and modern pharmacology.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2015
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  20. Is mapping borders between pharmacology and toxicology a necessity?Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Abdelaziz GhanemiDepartment of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the most important targets in modern pharmacology because of the different functions they mediate, especially within brain and peripheral nervous system, and also because of their functional and stereochemical properties. In this paper, we illustrate, via a variety of examples, novel advances about the GPCR-related molecules that have been shown to play diverse roles in GPCR pathways and in pathophysiological phenomena. We have exemplified how those GPCRs' pathways are, or might constitute, potential targets for different drugs either to stimulate, modify, regulate or inhibit the cellular mechanisms that are hypothesized to govern some pathologic, physiologic, biologic and cellular or molecular aspects both in vivo and in vitro. Therefore, influencing such pathways will, undoubtedly, lead to different therapeutical applications based on the related pharmacological implications. Furthermore, such new properties can be applied in different fields. In addition to offering fruitful directions for future researches, we hope the reviewed data, together with the elements found within the cited references, will inspire clinicians and researchers devoted to the studies on GPCR's properties.

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G protein coupled receptorsMolecular therapyPotential targetSignaling pathway

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PMID25972730
PMCPMC4420995

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